Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chana dal curry. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chana Dal Curry is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chana Dal Curry is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Punjabi chana dal recipe, just like my mom made growing up! This hearty, protein-packed, comforting dal is made with split bengal gram, onion, tomato, and few Indian spices. It's easy to make and perfect for healthy dinner when served with rice.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chana dal curry using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chana Dal Curry:
- Take 1/2 cup chana dal (bengal gram)
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup water
- Take 1 boiled potato cut into chunks(optional)
- Get 2 tbsp oil
- Take 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- Prepare 1 onion chopped
- Get 1 green chilli chopped
- Take 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- Prepare 1 tomato chopped
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- Get To taste salt
- Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Get 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
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Instructions to make Chana Dal Curry:
- Wash chana dal well and soak in water for 1-2 hours.
- Drain the water and transfer the chana dal to a pressure cooker with 1 1/2 cups of normal water and a pinch of salt. Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles. When the pressure releases, open the lid.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds. When they splutter add chopped onion and chopped green chilli. Saute until onion turns lightly golden. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell disappears. Next add chopped tomato, salt and chopped coriander leaves. Fry until tomato turns soft. Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and saute till oil separates.
- Now add the boiled chana dal with the leftover stock or water in the cooker. Add the boiled potato and mix everything well. If needed add little water to bring it to the desired consistency
- Lightly mash the dal with the ladle to get a thick consistency. Cook until the dal begins to bubble well. Then lower the heat and add garam masala powder. Cover and switch off the flame.
- Serve the chana dal curry hot garnished with onion rings and coriander leaves. This goes well with roti, phulka or rice.
For vegetarians in Indian, dal (lentils) is the main component of the meal. Chana Dal Curry Recipe - Chana Dal Fry Recipe with step wise pictures. Chana dal fry or curry pairs great with roti or poori. I served it with luchi and it was amazing. Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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